I was commissioned to build the large arm-mounted grapple launcher from the 1989 Batman. This is the device that shoots two lines out and allows Bats and Vicki Vale to escape the art museum scene, and causes Jack to mutter the famous "Where does he get those wonderful toys?".
The prop isn't seen onscreen very clearly so I found a number of pre-production photos that showed most of what I needed to know. My customer also wants it to "work" ... at least have the two shooters snap from front to side position. This mean I needed to figure out some mechanicals for inside the gauntlet that would allow the shooters to be triggered to move.
I modeled the gauntlet in Fusion 360 (except the back end with me metal rods and arm brace. That is easy enough to build from actual aluminum). The rest will be printed on my Prusa MK3. Sanded, printed, sanded ... sanded. More sanding, then painted.
I'm about 3/4 way through the project. Have almost everything printed and at least finish primed. I'm guessing there will be some tweaking of the "firing mechanism", but hopefully not much.
And, yes, I'm building two. One for myself I'll share finished picks soon.
The prop isn't seen onscreen very clearly so I found a number of pre-production photos that showed most of what I needed to know. My customer also wants it to "work" ... at least have the two shooters snap from front to side position. This mean I needed to figure out some mechanicals for inside the gauntlet that would allow the shooters to be triggered to move.
I modeled the gauntlet in Fusion 360 (except the back end with me metal rods and arm brace. That is easy enough to build from actual aluminum). The rest will be printed on my Prusa MK3. Sanded, printed, sanded ... sanded. More sanding, then painted.
I'm about 3/4 way through the project. Have almost everything printed and at least finish primed. I'm guessing there will be some tweaking of the "firing mechanism", but hopefully not much.
And, yes, I'm building two. One for myself I'll share finished picks soon.
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